Pope Francis in the most visited sanctuary: that of the Black Madonna

(ANSA) – The dad Francisco today in Loreto, in central Italy, to get to the sanctuary dedicated to the Black virgin, one of the most visited in the country, and where I signed the written exhortation after the Snodo dedicated to young people in October 2018.

The exhortation, entitled "Christ lives", will be published on April 2, the anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II, announced today the acting director of the Service. Press Office of the Holy See, Alessandro Gisotti.

Before the factory, the pontiff celebrated a Mbad in which he asked "to bring to our contemporaries the Gospel of peace and life, often distracted, taken by land interests or immersed in a climate of 39, spiritual aridity ". "Simple and wise people are necessary, humble and brave, poor and generous, in short, those who, at the school of Mara, welcome the gospel unreservedly in their own lives," said the Pope to the faithful.

To conclude, said that "the Blessed Virgin helps everyone, especially young people, to walk the path of peace and fraternity, based on acceptance and forgiveness, respect for others and the Love, a gift of itself. "

Until now, the signing of an apostolic exhortation outside the Vatican had taken place with John Paul II in 1995, at the announcement of the exhortation "Ecclesia in Africa" on the occasion of a trip to Africa.